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EP2773562A4 - Apparatus and method for packaging loose product - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for packaging loose product

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Publication number
EP2773562A4
EP2773562A4 EP20120844944 EP12844944A EP2773562A4 EP 2773562 A4 EP2773562 A4 EP 2773562A4 EP 20120844944 EP20120844944 EP 20120844944 EP 12844944 A EP12844944 A EP 12844944A EP 2773562 A4 EP2773562 A4 EP 2773562A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
loose product
packaging loose
packaging
product
loose
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP20120844944
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2773562A1 (en
Inventor
Barry S Smith
Steven R Rinehart
Danielle R Crawford
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Altria Client Services LLC
Original Assignee
Altria Client Services LLC
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Filing date
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Application filed by Altria Client Services LLC filed Critical Altria Client Services LLC
Publication of EP2773562A1 publication Critical patent/EP2773562A1/en
Publication of EP2773562A4 publication Critical patent/EP2773562A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/06—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
    • B65B5/061—Filled bags
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
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    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
EP20120844944 2011-11-01 2012-11-01 Apparatus and method for packaging loose product Withdrawn EP2773562A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US201161554303P 2011-11-01 2011-11-01
PCT/US2012/063032 WO2013067161A1 (en) 2011-11-01 2012-11-01 Apparatus and method for packaging loose product

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EP2773562A4 true EP2773562A4 (en) 2015-03-25

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JP (1) JP6293665B2 (en)
CN (1) CN104024109B (en)
BR (1) BR112014010426A2 (en)
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